THE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
evening banquets salute not only the
top drivers from each days’ competition,
but also is the occasion to salute
members who have brought the most to
the sport and who have given in
extraordinary measure to the Club.

The Solo Cup – The highest award in
the sport is presented for outstanding
contribution to the Solo program. In
announcing Jeff Jacobs of Philadelphia
Region as the 2011 recipient, the
presenter passed over the usual litany
of accomplishment in favor of an
anecdote of sportsmanship coming to
the rescue of a driver suffering car
troubles at an event.

Mike Johnson was presented with the Driver ofEminence Award.

As is becoming
a familiar site,
Volkswagens were
used as the course
sweep vehicles
throughout the
competition.

Silver Circle – The Silver Circle
recognizes drivers who have competed
25 times at the Solo National
Championships. (The concept was
created by Bill Lane, one of the 11 charter
members who were “ 100 Percenters” in
1997, and who this year dropped off the
100 Percenter list after suffering a stroke.
He’s recovering, and plans to return for
the 40th anniversary in 2012.) Six names
were added to the Silver Circle roster this
year: Paula Baker, Utah Region; Kim
Bollinger, South Bend Region; Harlan
Colburn, Colorado Region; Kenneth Hurd,
New England Region; Richard Miller,
Eastern Tennessee Region; and Lynne
Rothney-Kozlak, New England Region.

Driver of Eminence – It’s not easy toshut Mike “Junior” Johnson up, but thisdid it. Johnson has won four SoloNational Championships and sixclowns and nudists on bicycles. All led upto naming the “Alpha Tau LambdaBrotherhood” (described privately as “thehooligans of Atlanta Region”) as the 2011recipients. Brian Cembor and Dave Hardyaccepted for the Atlanteans.

Spirit of CP – The C Prepared bunch
always presents its own award to one of
its number, and this year it went to Robert
and Tracy Lewis, who never made it to
the 2010 Solo Nationals because the
pickup truck they were using to tow their
Mustang caught on fire. But it wasn’t the
fire that earned them the award, but the
fact they rescued the Mustang unharmed
from the trailer while the truck was ablaze.

Worker of the Event – At each
banquet, a worker was singled out for
effort above and beyond the call, mostly
for taking on extra duties. Wednesday it
was F125 driver Larry MacLeod from
Detroit Region, and Friday it was F
Prepared driver Leeds Gulick from
Northwest Region. Each received a set of
BFGoodrich tires.

ProSolo championships. The presenter
then told of an occasion last year
when Johnson told a competitor how
to beat him – which the competitor did.
Accepting the award, the normally
voluble Johnson tried to squeak out an
acceptance, but soon gave up.

championship, one of the States
Championship National Tours and the
Solo National Championships. Bartek
Borowski in E Stock and Mark Madarash
in E Street Prepared both claimed the
Triad for a second time. Other winners
were Geoff Clark in STU, Donald Elzinga in
CM, Jeff Kiesel in EM, Andy McKee in
SSM, Doug Rowse in DSP, David White in
SM and Fred Zust in XP.

Sportsmanship Awards – Three drivers
were recognized for acts of sportsmanship.
Wednesday evening it was EP driver Chris
Dorsey from Colorado Region, who pitched
in to help fix a car with electrical issues
and got shocked for his trouble. Friday two
drivers were cited for calling pylon
penalties on themselves, John Rogers of
Detroit Region in G Stock and Paul Russell
of San Diego Region in F125.

Spirit of the Sport – No such luck
when it comes to giving the award
representing “fun, camaraderie and
tomfoolery” among autocrossers. Last
year’s winners, the Road Trip Racing
Team from Texas, decorated the award
with accoutrements ranging from a
lighted canopy to a Lone Star flag
while telling anecdotes about inflatable

McClintock-Berry Cup – This award
recognizes the same accomplishment as
the Solo Triad but for Formula Junior
drivers not eligible because FJ classes are
supplemental. FJB winner Tom Regganie
won it this year.

SMALL FORTUNE RACING FTD
AWARD – The A Modified team presents
this award, which often goes to its own
class – but not this year. The fastest
driver of the event this time was Michael
Stanley of Washington DC Region in a
Formula SAE car. Stanley drove the
University of Maryland’s 2011 creation to
a time 0.912sec quicker than the
A Mod winner.